MY FIANCEE’S MOTHER DIED LONG AGO, AND THEN HER FATHER MARRIED AGAIN. BUT MY FIANCEE WAS BROUGHT UP BY HER UNCLE. SO IS MY FATHER IN LAW’S SECOND WIFE WHO IS MY FIANCEE’S STEP MOTHER A MAHREM FOR ME??
Answer:
(Fatwa: 1622/1286/L=1430)
After marriage, the foster mother of your wife will not be mehram for you; you should observe purdah with her.
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband